Have you heard about the term ‘Musicians Injuries’? Well, strange as it may sound musicians are prone to a lot of injuries. Injuries vary depending on the instrument they play and how they play it. String instruments are prone to injuries on the back, shoulders, and neck, while percussionists often complain of back, shoulder, neck, hand, wrist, fingers and arm pain and tension. Thanks to studies and discoveries by researchers, scientists, and doctors, a lot of literature is available for maintaining good posture for piano players, drummers, and guitarists.It is essential that every musician maintains a good posture. Having a good …
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Back pain and physiotherapy (exercises)
Humans are a varied and divergent bunch, however, there is one thing that we all have in common and that’s our human body and its basic functions! We may all come from different regions, race, culture, ethnicity but the body functions, senses and needs are universal. Along with a host of other things each of us goes through the feeling of thirst, hunger, perspiration, exhaustion and ‘pain’. Everybody at some point in time suffers body pain. Pain comes in different degrees and may vary from situation to situation. The Wong-Baker Faces pain is useful in expressing this as shown in …
L5-S1 Discectomy Patient from Raichur, Karnataka gets the right surgeon for treatment
Smt.Rajani, a 40 year old homemaker in the town of Raichur in North Karnataka, had severe pain in the back for many months. Her pain was shooting from her lower back down to her legs. Luckily, she had a doctor in the family. Her brother-in-law, Dr.Vijay Bhaskar Chilukuri, being a leading physiotherapist, suggested physiotherapy exercises which she could do under his supervision. Yet, her pain did not subside. Her pain was shooting from her lower back down to her legs After 6 months, Dr.Bhaskar recommended Smt.Rajani to do an MRI of the spine to understand the problem. The MRI revealed …
It’s a pain in the back
How often have you woken up with a dull, throbbing pain in the back? Or got off your seat at work massaging your back or your shoulders? Back pain is more common than one thinks. You would be surprised to know that: 75% to 85% of people over 30 years of age experience back pain Back pain is the second most common reason for physician visits Back pain accounts for more hospitalization than any other musculoskeletal condition Back pain results in more lost days from work than any other ailment How does back pain occur? Back pain could occur due …